Orange-red clay sculpture of small figures with round headdresses gathered around a rectangular structure on a circular base, against a dark gray background.

Nayarit Funerary Ritual Figures, Earthenware

A Nayarit earthenware sculpture in orange-red clay with traces of pigment shows small seated and standing figures arranged around a rectangular structure with a flat top. Figures with round headdresses cluster on a circular base, modeled in a hand-built, expressive style against a dark backdrop.

Artist: Nayarit
Date: 200 BCE–300 CE
Medium: Earthenware and pigment
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 1262 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 300).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Ethel and Julian Goldsmith

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